Task Monster vs Pomatic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Monster
Organize your personal to-dos with this task manager. Create tasks with due dates, reminders, and recurrence. Track upcoming and completed items with visual counters. Customize your experience with a changeable monster.
- Create tasks with due dates
- Set reminders and recurrence
- Track current, next, and completed lists
- Visual and numeric day counter
- Customizable monster character
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Task monster helps you organising your life! This little app is designed for your personal to dos! The core features are: • create tasks with (or without) due dates, reminder, recurrence and address • A current, next and completed list keeps this organizer simple • visual and numeric day counter for upcoming tasks • change monster In-App Purchases: • Remove the advertisement banner Try it out now!
Pomatic
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Pomatic is a focus timer for working in calm, focused blocks with the Pomodoro method. POMODORO WITH PHASES • 25 minutes focus → 5 minutes break → repeat • Long break every fourth cycle (adjustable) • Auto-advance or manual control – your choice • Keeps running correctly in the background and when the phone is locked CHECKLISTS IN EVERY SESSION • Write what you are focusing on + optional subtasks • Tick them off during the session • Everything is saved across app restarts REMINDERS AT EVERY PHASE END • A notification when focus or break time is up • Live Activity on the Lock Screen shows the time left STATS ON YOUR FOCUS TIME • Sessions today and the last 7 days • Total focus time per day, saved to Apple Health if you want • Full history (Premium) LOCAL AND PRIVATE All data is stored on your device. No login, no ads, no tracking. POMATIC PREMIUM (optional) Unlock 5 color themes (Tomato, Forest, Ocean, Twilight, Graphite) and your full stats history. Choose monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase; prices are shown in the app. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Privacy: https://alexanderbergqvist.com/integritet/ Terms: https://alexanderbergqvist.com/villkor/ Support: https://alexanderbergqvist.com/support/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pomatic at none against Task Monster's shown. Pomatic also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Task Monster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pomatic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Task Monster ships an update every 4 weeks, Pomatic every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Task Monster | Pomatic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | Alexander Bergqvist |
In-app purchases
Task Monster
- Monster Package & No Ads$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
Pomatic
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$14.99
